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  The quest for Shadow of the Colossus' last big secret

  Eight years after its release, there remains a group of secret seekers looking to unearth Team Ico's final mystery. 144

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  WipEout: The rise and fall of Sony Studio Liverpool

  The history. The legacy. The end. 146

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  Dragon Quest 8: Journey of the Cursed King retrospective

  Once upon a Slime. 64

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  Devil May Cry 3 retrospective

  Dance with the devil. 62

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  Eurogamer meets Jonathan Ross

  Ellie chats to the king of, er, chat. 42

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  PS2: The Insiders' Story

  To mark the end of PS2 production, we're re-publishing our insiders' account of the console's success, featuring Chris Deering, Phil Harrison and more. 126

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  Who spilled Hot Coffee?

  The man who uncovered gaming's greatest sex scandal. 99

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  Freedom Fighters retrospective

  Keep the red flag flying. 80

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  Retrospective: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

  How Rockstar's ambitious ghetto fable captures a blockbuster series in mid-evolution. 107

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  Golden Generation: How FIFA Won the HD Era

  From 2/10 to PES-killer, the story behind EA Canada's current-gen success. 43

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  Retrospective: Manhunt

  Snuff's enough. 79

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  Digital Foundry vs. PS2 Classics on PlayStation 3

  Backwards compatibility returns for all PS3s - at a price. So just how good is the PS2 emulation? 136

May 2010

• Retrospective: Zone of the Enders 2

  Metal Gears of War. 42

March 2010

• The Kids Are Alright

  TT Games, Rare and Insomniac discuss the art of developing games for children. 28

December 2009

• God of War Collection: The Future of Backwards Compatibility?

  Digital Foundry argues the Kratos. 52

October 2009

• Super Happy Fun Time II

  The wackier highlights of TGS 2009. 33

• Retrospective: Steambot Chronicles

  Taking a closer look at the clicks, hisses, bells and whistles. 26

September 2009

• Retrospective: God Hand

  Balls now thoroughly busted. 35

May 2009

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  Retrospective: Black

  None so. 90

April 2009

• SingStar: Past, Present and Future

  Sony's karaoke revolution. 27

January 2009

• High Street Blues

  It's a dreadful time to be a high street retailer - and it's only going to get worse. 66

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  Uphill Struggle

  Sony's expected operating loss isn't the PS3's fault, but that's where the blame will rest. 161

December 2008

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  Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2008: 10-1

  We've already fled the country. All of them. 346

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  Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2008: 20-11

  More reasons to beat us up. 172

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  Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2008: 30-21

  Hideoh-em-gee? 297

• Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2008: 40-31

  On we go. 67

• Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2008: 50-41

  Fight! 75

• That Was the News 2008

  Part 2: July to December. 13

• That Was the News 2008

  Part 1: January to June. 25

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  Eurogamer Readers' Top 50 Games of 2008

  You go first! 198

November 2008

• Tomb Raider Retrospective

  Who's that girl? 24

August 2008

• Cult Classics: PlayStation 2

  Part 5: Horror, bugs, puzzles and anger. 39

• Cult Classics: PlayStation 2

  Part 4! Finally! 50

June 2008

• Making Music

  The flood of plastic instruments needs a dose of common sense. 23

• Alone in the Dark Video Roundup

  Extensive gameplay capture in big, neat and spooky chunks. 36

April 2008

• Revolving Doors

  Studio closures aren't a sign of crisis. 24

• The Final Word

  Reactions to the Byron Report dissected. 22

• Chaos Theory: The top five crowd-control combat games

  Why two throngs make a right. 38

March 2008

• Eurogamer TV Monthly Highlights

  Small arms fire, ambient occlusion lighting, Emily Booth, shame. 5

• The History of The Sims

  Tiny happy people. 17

• Gary Gygax: 1938-2008

  Looking back on the D&D creator's life and influence. 31

• The Soft Target

  Games are still in the firing line in Westminster. 63

• Electronic Arts: Back In The Game

  Has EA really changed? 62

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  Beat The Pirates At Your Own Game

  GI.biz Editorial: Move beyond crippling anti-piracy measures. 116

February 2008

• Retrospective: Phil Harrison

  Reflecting on Harrison's 15-year career at Sony. 50

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  Blu-ray: No Hollow Victory

  GI.biz Editorial: Triumph comes not a moment too soon. 82

• Cult Classics: PlayStation 2

  Part 3: Bungie, Rockstar, Capcom and co. - and you didn't buy their stuff! 53

• Cult Classics: PlayStation 2

  Part 2: Klonoa, Mark of Kri and a dork with horns. 55

• Cult Classics: PlayStation 2

  Part 1: Games you really should try! 70

• Coming Attractions: The Lost Levels

  Wii Fit, Home, Rock Band and more. 24

• Coming Attractions: Strategy and Simulation

  Part 2: More on what's coming in 2008. 26

• Back in Black

  GI.biz Editorial: Platform holder financial analysis. Come back! 13

January 2008

• Coming Attractions: Strategy and Simulation

  Part 1: Real-time highlights of 2008. 33

• GamesIndustry.biz Editorial - A Question of Size

  Growing pains for publishers. 15

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  Eurogamer Readers' Top 50 Games of 2007

  Bike-sheds. 5pm. No blades. 175

• Coming Attractions: RPGs

  I put on my robe and wizard hat. 45

• Coming Attractions: Sports

  Football, golf, tennis, curling... 42

• Coming Attractions: Action Adventure

  Part 2: Including Ellie's long-awaited Lost character 'priority list'. 56

• Coming Attractions: Action Adventure

  Part 1: A look at 2008's AA offerings. 52

• Coming Attractions: Racing

  What's coming your way in 2008. At speed. 58

• Coming Attractions: Shooters Pt.2

  Part 2: More gun-related fun for 2008. 41

• What's New? (4th Jan, 2008)

  New PAL releases. 14

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  Coming Attractions: Shooters

  Part 1: What's in store for 2008. 76

• Boardgames and game history

  Bored? Try playing a game. 47

• New Year's Resolutions, 2008

  Time to make a change. 61

December 2007

• That Was The News 2007

  Part 2: July to December. 15

• That Was The News 2007

  Part 1: January to June. 10

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  Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2007: 10-1

  The end of the world. Until next year. 383

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  Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2007: 20-11

  Where it usually starts going wrong. 224

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  Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2007: 30-21

  Player's guide: go left. 93

• Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2007: 40-31

  Christmas? What Christmas? 53

• Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2007: 50-41

  Repetitive. 66

• Console Accessories Roundup

  Getting you accessorised for Christmas. 35

• What's New? (21st Dec, 2007)

  We're surprised he bothered. Or did he. 22

• Eurogamer TV Show - Episode 21

  Video Games Live! War! 2007 again! 10

• What's New? (14th Dec, 2007)

  New PAL releases. 16

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  A History of Abuse

  Or, how dinosaurs ate Henry VIII. 63

• What's New? (7th Dec, 2007)

  New PAL releases. 7

• PS2: 12 Games of Christmas

  I'm not dead! 47

November 2007

• What's New? (30th Nov, 2007)

  Well, it's my birthday tomorrow for one. 13

• Eurogamer TV Show: Episode 20

  Mass Effect, Crysis, 'Woo hoo!' 5